Cons: ports on the side will make it look bas when you have to plug something in.
I like this design much better than the iMacs because for some reason Apple is in love with the big, fugly "chin" on the bottom of their units. For Pete's sake, chop that thing off and make it a little thicker! Granted this things does have "ears" but at least they're balanced and have a function.
They really need to put the ports in the back or back-facing rather than side facing, that nice, symmetrical design goes right out the window when you plug in a USB device. It would make plugging in devices harder, but a cheap USB hub would take care of that.
Bottom line, Dell doesn't really have to compete directly with Apple, because they're after 2 different markets. Apple share of the market is still extremely small and even smaller is the number of switchers. What you should compare to this is the Gateway or Sony all-in-ones. That's where the real competition is. FTR, I like this one best.
The N9 has arrived. What we can say from our first experience is that we're in the presence of a fantastically designed device with a gorgeous AMOLED screen and some highly responsive performance.
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Pros: very nice design, upgradable.
Cons: ports on the side will make it look bas when you have to plug something in.
I like this design much better than the iMacs because for some reason Apple is in love with the big, fugly "chin" on the bottom of their units. For Pete's sake, chop that thing off and make it a little thicker! Granted this things does have "ears" but at least they're balanced and have a function.
They really need to put the ports in the back or back-facing rather than side facing, that nice, symmetrical design goes right out the window when you plug in a USB device. It would make plugging in devices harder, but a cheap USB hub would take care of that.
Bottom line, Dell doesn't really have to compete directly with Apple, because they're after 2 different markets. Apple share of the market is still extremely small and even smaller is the number of switchers. What you should compare to this is the Gateway or Sony all-in-ones. That's where the real competition is. FTR, I like this one best.